Sensex surges over 350 points in early trade; Nifty above 17,300
The Hindu
Titan was the top gainer in the Sensex pack followed by Axis Bank, Kotak Bank, UltraTech Cement, ICICI Bank, M&M, Reliance Industries and HDFC.
Equity benchmark Sensex jumped over 350 points in early trade on Friday, led by strong gains in index majors ICICI Bank, Reliance Industries and HDFC amid mixed cues from Asian markets.
The 30-share index was trading 364.54 points or 0.63% higher at 58,158.86 in opening trade. Similarly, the Nifty rose 104.05 points or 0.60% to 17,308.
Titan was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising over two per cent, followed by Axis Bank, Kotak Bank, UltraTech Cement, ICICI Bank, M&M, Reliance Industries and HDFC.

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